Before a tenant initially enters into or renews a rental
agreement for a dwelling unit, the landlord or any person authorized to
enter into a rental agreement on his behalf shall disclose to the tenant
in writing:

(a) Any
code violations which have been cited by the
City of Chicago during the previous 12 months for the dwelling unit and
common areas and provide notice of the pendency of any code enforcement
litigation or compliance board proceeding pursuant to Section 13-8-070
of the municipal code affecting the dwelling unit or common area. The
notice shall provide the case number of the litigation and/or the
identification number of the compliance board proceeding and a listing
of any code violations cited.

(b) Any notice of intent by the
City of Chicago or any
utility provider to terminate water, gas, electrical or other utility
service to the dwelling unit or common areas. The disclosure shall state
the type of service to be terminated, the intended date of termination;
and whether the termination will affect the dwelling unit, the common
areas or both. A landlord shall be under a continuing obligation to
provide disclosure of the information described in this subsection (b)
throughout a tenancy.

If a landlord violates this section, the tenant or
prospective tenant shall be entitled to remedies described in Section
5-12-090.

This
section of the RLTO requires landlords to provide
tenants with written
disclosure at the time a lease is signed about any code
violations cited against the building in the past 12 months,
along with disclosure of any pending code enforcement litigation
affecting the building at the time the lease is signed.

The
landlord is also required to disclose any notice of intent by
any utility provider to interrupt service - whenever it happens.